I wanted to learn how to draw a rose so that I could use the symbol of the rose in the letters that I write to my wife. I get more pleasure out of sitting at the desk with a pencil and paper and writing my wife than I do sending her an email.

In this article I'm going to give you 10 quick but important sketching tips to help you improve your pencil sketching skills. Keep these tips in mind when your sketch and you will be a better artist for it.